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mDL (mobile driver’s license)

Mobile driver’s licenses, alternatively referred to as digital driver’s licenses and known by the short forms mDL and DDL, are increasingly popular credentials for driving privileges and identity verification. Issued by a department of motor vehicles or similar government authority and stored in a digital wallet on a smartphone, these credentials are being adopted or considered as digital IDs for a wide range of applications including age verification.

 

Apple sees a way for traffic stops to be almost autonomous

Apple sees a day when a brand-loyal customer travels in an autonomous Apple car, working on an iPad, consulting a…

 

Governments extending digital IDs secured with biometrics, from mDLs to payments

Government digital ID programs, particularly mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and international travel documents are a common thread found in many…

 

Florida’s government is ready for digital ID. Are its populist residents?

Florida is piloting biometric digital driving licenses and IDs. Testing systems and operations, however, might be beside the point. Having…

 

Mobile driver’s licenses and health IDs merging as part of a new digital wallet

In an interesting coincidence, a Chinese digital health pass is gaining broader mobile ID capabilities as a Utah mobile ID…

 

TSA plans for airport biometrics, mDLs hinted at in DHS webinar

America appears to be moving steadily towards allowing travelers to perform biometric checks with their smartphones with mobile driver’s licenses…

 

Mobile ID can bring both convenience and citizen privacy

By David Kelts, Director of Product Development, Mobile Identity, GET Group North America Many U.S. states are implementing mobile driver’s…

 

New South Wales revamps mobile driver’s license platform for automated approval

IT consultant CGI has been contacted by the New South Wales government to build a unified mobile driver’s license (mDL)…

 

Utah extends GET Group mobile driver’s license pilot, credit union to accept them

The Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU) will be the state’s first financial institution to officially accept mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs)…

 

Apple throws its weight behind mobile driver’s licenses, negotiating with TSA

Digital storage of state-issued ID documents on Apple devices has been unveiled by the tech giant at its annual developer…

 

Voatz and Irisguard mobile biometric applications, Idemia mDL app honored

Idemia and Voatz have each been recognized by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards 2021 for their efforts supporting remote…

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